1 WEW 1W 1W1 AT M
I I4IJDAT T Bpoivm lit
ivixrvjju OCO 1 VJf ALL,
LOCAg NEWSRARERS
HEiu .
BETTER
PRICE THREE CENTS.
NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 -TWELVE PAGES.
ESTABI
1
GERMANS
GAINING
GROUND NEAR VILNA
. Russian Successes in South
Galicia Unimportant Ones
ARTILLERY BATTLE RESUMED
,a. f ITllV J. I (4X1 VV kJ-3 ...vm-m--.-w-
Cannonading Argonne Situation
Unchanged Turks Advance on
i, Gallipoli Peninsula.
There has been a renewal of the
k ,j heavy artillery combat on the front
In France. No infantry engagements
ire reported.
, Recent attacks by the army of the
4 German Crown Prince in the Ar-
rnnne wsrs martfi with nnwerful ar- !
I tillery and heavy infantry forces in
an effort to break through the French
lines, Paris advices state. Although
some trenches were taken the at-
tempt to break through failed, re
peated attacks being beaten off with
heavy losses to the Germans, it is de
clared, leaving the situation in the
Argonne essentially unchanged.
According to the . Constantinople
war office, the Turkish left wing on
the Gallipoli Peninsula is gradually
advancing, taking trenches which
the forces of the entente allies have
, occupied.
The Russians have won another
puccess on the south Galician front.
)?etrograd reports, but the Germans
are pressing strong on the lines
to the north and mking headway to
ward completing control of the great
strategic railway systems centering on
Vilna and Brest-Litovsk.
The French freighter Ville de
Mostaganem has been sunk In the
Mediterranean by gunfire from a Ger
man submarine. Three men were
wounded. They, with thirteen other
members of the crew were picked up.
Other vessels sunk were the Brit
ish steamer Cornubia, a 1,736 ton
vessel, and a small fishing craft.
A note delivered by the German
foreign office to Ambassador Gerard
In Berlin, although not yet received
'In Washington, is understood there
to relate to the unsuccessful attempt
made on July 9 by a German subma
rine to torpedo the Cunard liner Or
!duna. ' By direction from Washington,
Ambassador Gerard had made in
quiries of the German goyernneftjU
concerning tne incident.
Von Mackensen Near Pinsk.
London, Sept. 11, 11:34 a.m. An
other success on the south Galician
front, resulting in the capture of
5.000 men, is announced by the
Russians. Even the Petrograd news
papers, however, admit that this sec
tion of the fighting area is not of the
, most vital importance, since Fieldf
-'- . m tt - - 1 J 1 1
jjviarsnai v on macKensen is sxiii nover-
insr along the line of minor forts
Which form the last remaining de
fenses in the way of complete control
; "of the railroad system desired by the
invaders.
The Russians state that the initia
tive in the isolated engagements on
the southern wing is gradually pass-
ing into their hands. Nearer the
I Reenter of the line Von Mackensen is
vf. ftill pushing his way vigorously
i through the Pripet marshes toward
Pinsk. North and south of his head-
t Quarters strong offensive movements
fii have been developed near Grodno and
cn the road to Rovno.
On the other fronts there is not
e, as much action as in the east, so far
';,. as the official reports indicate. Sharp
frighting is in progress along the
Austro-Italian battle line, but no
fvj.Ti news has been received from
' , the Vosges and the Argonne, where
the Germans have, launched heavy at
srtacks against French trenches.
1 The only new feature of the near
i pa stern diplomatic puzzle is the as-
; sertion from Bulgarian sources that
ViSofia feels her past neutrality is a
J sufficient reward for Turkish conces
' Bions.
IT Brisk Artillery Attacks.
Paris, Sept. 11, 2:30 p. m. Last
night saw uninterrupted artillery
fighting at several points along the
Line in France, according to the com
munication given out by the French
yj There has been, furthermore, a par
ticularly violent artillery engagement
' In the Department of the" Meuse and
The text of the communication fol
lows: "There was uninterrupted artillery
t fighting last night in the sectors of
' Neuville and of Roolincourt, as well
is to the south of Arras.
"Between the Somme ana tne uise
the encounters with mines continue
actively- In the suburbs of Faye our
artillery has bombarded the trenches
Mid the works of the enemy.
"In the Argonne district, at St-
Hubert and at Courtes Chausseea
3 inhere have been engagements with
b bombs and hand grenades.
& "There were particularly violent ar
il tillery encounters to the east of E.-
'ir. - j i ri,n.nt TWoiio
iUs well as on the Lorraine front, to
if. K the nnrth nf ArraRnurL in the Forest
I Of Parroy, and to the south of Lein
Urey, all in the Department of Meur
Ithe and Mozelle."
. -' Turkish Communication.
- Constantinople, Sept. 11, via Am
rterdam and London, 12:43 p. m. The
(Continued on Eleventh Page)
1
DINKEY VICTIM IS
IDENTIFIED TODAY
Adolph Fischer of 55 East Main
Street Killed on Berlin Branch
Tracks Yesterday Afternoon.
This morning the body of the man
killed by the dinkey on the Berlin
branch near Towers' brickyard at
about 5:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon was identified as that of Adolph
Fischer of 55 East Main street. The
remains are at B. C. Porter Sons' un
dertaking rooms and the funeral will
probably be held Monday, although
the arrangements have not been com
pleted. The fatal accident occurred between
Towers' brickyard and the railroad
bridge. Fischer was walking toward
New Britain and the train struck him
from the rear, throwing him down
the steep embankment. He was still
breathing when picked up, but died
on the way to New Britain. Con
ductor I. M. Sturgiss was in charge
of the train and the engineer was T.
Anderson. J. Kisselbrack vas the
baggagemaster.
Identification of the dead man was
first made possible by the means of
two pay checks from the Vulcan Iron
Works found in his pockets. He had
worked at this concern but two days,
previously working at the Malleable
Iron Works as a laborer. He was
thirty-five years old.
Fischer is survived by his wife and
two children.
CARRANZA'S PROPOSAL
MAY BE ACCEPTED
Believed That Conference
Will Lead to Later Favor
able Developments.
Washington, Sept. 11. General Car
ranza's rejection of the Pan-American
appeal for a peace conference in Mex
ico and his counter proposal for a
meeting with the diplomats at some
point along the Rio Grande to discuss
Mexican affairs "Solely from an in
ternational point of view," will be con
sidered by Secretary Lansing and the
other conferees at a meeting to take
place in Washington within the next
few days.
It was suggested here today that
Carranza's proposal probably would
be accepted, as possibly opening the
way to a discussion through which an
agreement for the settlement of the
republic's affairs might be reached.
It was pointed out here today that
if the Carranza suggestion was ac
cepted the establishment of a pro
visional government might be dis
cussed as an international question at
the meeting, because virtually all
world powers have interests in the re
public and are eager to have the long
years of turbulence there brought to
an end. Other subjects for discussion
at such a meeting would be claims of
foreign governments growing out of
the Mexican revolutions and the abil
ity of the Carranza administration to
protect lives and property of foreign
ers. Administration officials closely ob
served the trend of military opera
tions in central Mexico today, in the
belief that the outcome of the battle
pending between Carranza and "Villa
forces would have a marked effect
upon the course of future negotia
tions. SLOPER ON BIG LOAN
Tresident of New Britain National
Bank Does Not Believe Act Could
Be Construed as Unneutral.
Only large banking centers will be
affected by the proposed five hun
dred million dollar loan to tne En
tente Allies, in the opinion of Presi
dent A. J. Sloper of the New Britain
National bank. Smaller cities, like
New Britain, will not be called upon,
he believes to contribute towards this
vast amount.
Mr. Sloper does not believe it would
be an unneutral act to loan this
money to the Allies. America has
everything to sell, he says, and the
sale of gold would be on the same
basis as if it were a sale of wheat,
war munitions or other articles. The
recent heavy shipments of gold to this
country would simply be put out
again, he says.
It is not necessary for cities like
New Britain to participate in such a
loan, Mr. Sloper says, as there is
plenty of. demand locally for money.
FIRE INCENDIARY.
C. and O. Officials Believe That $2.
OOO.OOO Blaze Was Set.
Newport News, Va., Sept. 11. Offi
cials of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad here declared today thoy
had no suspicion that the fire which
destroyed grain elevator A, last. Sat
urday night, entailing a loss oC more ,
than $2,000,000, was of incendiary
origin.
Several rumors had been investigat
ed without result, it was stated.
McLEAN WILL COME.
Definite assurance was received by
the officials of the Third Ward Re
publican club this morning that
George P. McLean, United States sen
ator from Connecticut, will positively
attend the big outing and barbecue at
Lake Compounce on September 18.
"EIGHT HOUR DAY"
SLOGAN OF
State Federation Will Gain Ends
by Peaceful Methods
1,000 BOXMAKERS QUIT WORK
I a test Walkout in New Haven Mass
Meeting of Bridgeport Strikers
Held Flans for Picketing Number
of Plants Made.
New Haven, Sept. 11. With the
close of the annual convention of the
Connecticut Federation of Labor, Presi
dent Julius Stremlau today made pub
lic the action of that body to appoint
three special organizers for the state
to assist Ira Ornborn, who has had
charge of the federation organization
work in Bridgeport and is now re
cruiting for the unions in Waterbury.
President Stremlau said: "We shall
confine our efforts to the peaceful
methods of the American Federation
of Labor in improving conditions."
1,000 Leave Box Shop.
Men and women employed in the
shops of the National Folding Box and
Paper company, in the Fair Haven
section of the city, left their work at
9 o'clock this morning almost without
warning. There are about one thou
sand employes, practically all of
whom went out. Most of them
marched into the city proper to hold
a meeting to formulate a demand for
increased wages and better working
conditions.
Mass Meeting Held-
Bridgeport Sept 11 A mass meet
ing of strikers from various manufac
turing plants which are affected by
differences with their employes was
held today and a program for picket
ing these plants next week was de
cided upon. The pickets will be sta
tioned at the Lake Torpedo Boat
company, the Crane company's West
End shops, the Star Shirt company,
the Salt's Textile Works, the bayonet
straightening department of the
Remington Arms and Ammunition
company and the H. O. Canfield
company, makers of rubber goods
The new strikes today were at the
two last mentioned places. Both in
cluded only a small number of em
ployes. The H. O. Canfield 'com
pany recently granted an eight hour
day but one department is not sat
isfied with the agreement, and the
men in it walked out- At the Rem
ington company's plant twelve men
did not like the wage adjustment,
and they struck, others employed in
similar work following. The com
pany, however, says the twelve men
were discharged because of disagree
ment over the wage offer.
W. H. Johnston, president of the
National Association of Machinists
came here today to ascertain labor
conditions. He was here some weeks
ago-
It is stated at the Lake plant that
work on the exterior of submarines
for the federal, government is .not
being delayed as the strikers there
are men employed on engine work,
installation and interior work.
Of Short Duration.
Hartford, Sept. 11 Indications
are that the strike of ten cone
grinders at the Elmwood factory of
the New Departure Manufacturing
company will be of short duration. It
is altogether likely that the workmen,
who are scarcely more than boys,
will return to work Monday. The
landlady of the house where some of
them board has taken a hand in it
and has requested the factory Su
perintendent Charles M- Gearing to
take them back, saying the boys were
sorry for leaving.
Ernst Arnold started the trouble,
according to the factory officials,
being dissatisfied with his work which
was at night. He secured others to
join him and tJiey did not show up
Friday morning A disturbance w;ts
created outside the shop and a West
Hartford constable was called to
chase them away. They afterward
formed an impromptu union.
No Change at Colt's
A notice was posted in the factory
today to the effect that any changes
in working arrangements in the par
ent shop at Bristol would apply to
the Elmwood branch. The details of
these changes are not positively
known but they are said to include
an increase of twelve per cent- in
wages and a nine hour day. The
Elmwood plant employs 350 hands.
There is no change here today in the
strike situation involving the Colt,
Capewell and Atlantic Screw Works
Refuse to Compromise.
Torrington, Sept. 11. The 8f0
striking employes of the Ilendey Ma
chine company today unanimously re
jected the company's compromise of
fer of a ten per cent, increase in
wages, a fifty-five hour week and time
and a quarter for overtime. They
still stand firm in their demand for a
fifteen per cent, increase in wages,
an eight hour day and time and a half
for overtime.
MINSTRELS TO ENTERTAIN.
Daly's Minstrels, composed of some
of the most talented vocalists in the
city, will journey to Mystic on Sep
tember 24, to give an entertainment
for the benefit of the parish of which
Rev. M. P. Hart, formerly curate at
St. Mary's church in this city, is pas
tor. The trip will be made in autos.
UNIONS
LOCAL ITALIAN IS
WOUNDED AT FRONT
Franklin Street Man Forced to Give
Up Firing Line for Field
Hospital, Friend Hears.
Word has been received by Dome
nick Carlei of 94 Franklin Square
that Thomas Gasparri, his former
roommate, has been wounded at the
front while fighting for the honor of
Italy. He is at present confined to a
field hospital, where he will remain
for some time until his wound heals
and then he will return to the battle
line. Gasparri was one of the best
known Italians in this city and before
his enlistment was employed at the
Corbin Cabinet Lock company.
Gasparri deserted from the Italian
army two years ago, when he crossed
the border line atul after making his
way to Marseilles, France, embarked
to this country. Whr-n Italy decided
to cast her lot in the great European
strife, Gasparri taking advantage of
an amnesty declared by royal decree,
pardoning all political refugees and
deserters, reported to the consul at
New Haven.
He received his passports and upon
leaching his native land was im
mediately sent to the front as he had
received his military training two
years prior.
CONNORS BREAKS DOWN,
WEEPS IN POLICE DOCK
Unnerved at News of His
Brother's Death Held
for Superior Court.
Broken in spirit by the news of his
brother's drowning yesterday at Am
sterdam, N. Y., and brought to a
sense of realization of the terrible
offense he had committed in brutally
beating his aged mother and sister,
Charles (Chuck) Connors appeared
before Judge James T. Meskill in
police court a much chastened man.
He buried his face in his hands and
rebbed continually, evincing but little
interest in the court proceedings or
the pleading of Attorney D. E.
J O'Keefe, his lawyer. Judge1 Meskill
found probably cause and Connors
was bound over to the September
term of the superior court in bonds
of $750.
Seldom has a man appeared in the
local court who appeared so entirely
broken as did Connors. It was not
the well known Jaunty, happy-go-lucky
and aggressive "Chuck" that
gat in the prisoner's pen. His usual
clean shaven face was covered with
a thick growth . of beard; his hair
was unkempt; he wore no collar or
tie and his customary care-free face
was distorted with grief. Word was
received yesterday morning that John
Connors, a brother of "Chuck," was
drowned on Thursday night but
'Chuck" was not appraised of the fact
until he was taken from the Hartford
County jail this morning. The tragic
news staggered him and as he gradu
ally realized its grave import he
broke down and wept bitterly, seem
ing to care nothing for the curious
gaze of the many in the spectators
gallery. The sight of his sister with
her jaw in a plaster cast and his
feeble mother, both of whom he had
beaten severely, added to his intense
grief.
The trial was a brief one. The
state presented its case, but the de
fense merely pleaded for mercy. On
August 19 Connors came home late
and following a domestic row, so
severely beat his mother and sister
that they have been in the hospital
ever since. As a result or ner son s
blows the mother suffered from con-
f cussion of the brain and many bodily
wounds and for several days it was
doubtful whether she would recover.
Katie, the sister, received a double
fracture of the jaw and a fracture of
the frontal bone over her eye at the
hands of her brother.
Prosecutor Klett scored the pris
oner and termed the assault almost
brutal and aggravated one. Lawyer
O'Keefe, while admitting all, tried to
play upon the sympathies of the
court in his client's behalf. He cal
led attention to the fact that John
and Charles Connors had been the
most friendly of brothers and the ac
cused was broken heaTted at the news
of the former's drowning. In con
clusion, he asked the court to im
pose a fine rather than a jail sen
tence in order that the accused might
attend his brother's funeral. "Ib will
be the lastchance he will ever have
cf seeing his brother who was his
friend through life. He would like
to be able to help in the last rites of
his: dead brother", concluded lawyer
O'Keefe. All during his rather
rathetic plea the accused man sat
in the prisoner's pen, his broad
shoulders heaving and sobbing aloud
in a paroxym of grief.
AGAINST GERMAN GOODS.
Melbourne, Australia, Sept. 11, via
London, 12:53 p. m. The entire mem
bership of the house of representa
tives of the federal parliament, the
legislative body of the common
wealth of Australia, has pledged itself
never again to purchase German
goods.
WEATHER.
Hartford. Sept. 11. For
Hartford and Vicinity: Fair,
cooler tonight and Sunday.
LAST OF CIVIL WAR
GOVERNORS DIES
William Sprague, Aged 84, Passes
Away in Paris
FIRST WIFE WAS KATE CHASE
Funeral Services of Prominent Rhode
Island Man Will Be Held in France
Will Be Buried in Home State
His Apartment in Paris a Hospital.
Paris, Sept. 11, 9:30 a. m. William
Sprague, famous war governor of
Rhode Island and twice United States
Senator from that state, died at his
residence here early this morning, at
the age of eighty-four years. Death
was due to meningitis, coupled with
the infirmities of age.
At his bedside were his wife and his
old friends, Captain and Mrs. Frank
H. Mason. His granddaughter, Mrs.
Inez Stiness, is expected to sail from
New York today.
Simple funeral services will be hed
at the residence in this city after
which the body will be taken to
Rhode Island for burial. '
Mr.; Sprague followed with deep in
terest the developments of the Euro
pean conflict, referring frequently to
the campaigns in which he took part
in the Civil War. At the outbreak of
hostilities he converted his apartment
in the Rue de La Pompe into a con
valescent hospital for the wounded of
all nationalities. He was assisted in
the work by his wife, who gave up
her dressing room for use as a hos
pital pharmacy.
Governor Sprague had lived in
Paris several years. He became
critically ill late in 1910 and his death
was expected, but he became much
better, although he continued to be a
semi-invalid.
Last of Civil War Governors.
William Sprague was the last of the
Civil War governors. He outlived
every member of Lincoln's cabinet,
every chief executive of the states,
and nearly every member of con
gress, of the period.
He probably was the youngest man
in this country ever elected to the gov
ernorship of a state. When only
twenty-nine years old, in 1860, he was
chosen as Rhode Island's chief execu
tive, serving -three consecutive terms
of one year each. In his third cam
paign only sixty-five votes were cast
against him in the whole state.
Born at Cranston, R. I-, in 1S30,
he early inherited a large fortune.
The Sprague family had been prom
inent in the political, industrial and
social lige of the state the revolution.
Young Sprague anticipated the Civil
war. For two years prior to the out
break he maintained two full bat
teries of artillery at his own expense.
When the war came, Rhode Island
and - Sprague were ready to rush to
the front-
The youthful governor, at the head
of 3,000 well-drilled troops, was one
of the first to reach Washington. Ho
marched with his volunteers to the
battle of Bull Run and later to the
Peninsula.
Governor Sprague was the last
survivor of the famous conference of
twelve- Northern governors at Al
toona, Pa., in 1862.
"We had to take a lot of abuse in
return for our endorsement of Lin
coln's Emancipation Proclamation,"
said Governor Sprague recently- 'We
were hissed fh the streets and were
denounced as traitors " .
Senator at 33.
At 33 years of age, he entered the
U. S. senate and served during the
administrators of Lincoln, Johnson
and Grant.
He married tVe beautiful and bril
liant Kate Chase, daughter of Lin
coln's Secretary of the Treasury and
later Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme court. Lincoln, his
cabinet, congressmen and foreign
ministers attended. It was the most
magnificent wedding ever held in the
national capital up to that time- It
is said to have cost more than $250,
000. The young couple led a brilliant so
cial career in Washington and Rhode
Island- Sprague erected a beautiful
mansion at Narragansett Pier which
cost $1,000,000 complete and was the
show palace of the state. The fur
niture alone, all foreign made cost
$250,000. More than $150,000 worth
of art objects filled the four-story
frame 'structure.
The crash came in 1873. When the
financial panic swept the country the
$16,000,000 business house of the
Sprague's which owned large print
cloth factories and numerous other
enterprises went into bankruptcy.
Law suits stripped the governor of
his fortune, leaving him only hi:?
country home, named "Canonchet"
after an Indian chief-
Divorce Obtained.
Before he had recovered from that
blow another fell Mrs. Sprague be
came involved in a romance and sail
ed for .la mica. Senator Roscoe Conk
ling was driven from the mansion ct
the point of a shot gun in the hand.s
of Sprague. Divorce soon followed.
Later "Canonchet" was sold over
the head of the governor. P"rank D
Moulton paid $02,250 for the $1,000.
0 00 estate. When he appeared to
take possession he found "Canonchet"
in a ,?tate of siege. Governor Sprague
armed with his historic shot gun -ind
surrounded by his supporters, stood
ready to repulse invasion- The siege
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
CORNUBIA SUNK
CREW WAS SAVED
Maritime Fighting Causes Loss Of
Three Boats Today One A
Fishing Smack.
London, Sept. 11, 12:02 p. m. The
British steamship Cornubia, 1,736 tons
gross, has been sunk. Her crew
was saved. .
The fishing smack Boynerie, cf
Lowestoft, also has been sunk. One
member of her crew was wounded. .
The Cornubia, a 260 foot steam
ship owned in Falmouth was )at
reported as sailing from Cardiff, Aug.
13 for Newport, England.
Paris, Sept. 11, 3:20 p. m. A dis
patch to the Havag. Agency from Al
giers says that the steamer Ville De
Mostaganem has been sunk by gun
fire from a German submarine.. . Six
teen members of the crew, three of
them wounded, have been picked up.
MRS. GATES DEAD.
Mother of Vermont's Governor was 81
Son is in California.
Franklin, Vt., Sept. 11. Mrs. L.
Rebecca Gates, mother of Governor
Charles W. Gates, died today after a
long illness. She was 84 years of
age.
Governor Gates is at Oakland, Cal.,
where he was to preside at the con
ventions of the American Road Build-'
ing and American Highway associa
tions, which opens tomorrow.
ATTACK ON ORDUNA
JUSTIFIED IN NOTE
Document Delivered to Ger
ard Has Not Been Re
ceived at State Dept.
Washington, Sept. 11. The note
delivered to Ambassador Gerard by
the German foreign office yesterday,
which was believed to be a supple
mental communication on the sinking
of the Arabic, now is understood to be
a note on the unsuccessful attempt to
torpedo the Cunarder Orduna several
weeks ago.
The note had not been received in
Washington early today and the state
department had no information of its
whereabouts. In circles close to the
German embassy, however, it was said
the note concerned the Orduna and
that when its contents were known it
probably would be found that the
German government claimed some
sort of justification for the attack on
the liner.
The Orduna was chased and shelled
by a submarine after a torpedo had
missed her stfcrn by a few yards on
July 9. She was on a trip to the
United States and carried as passen
gers twenty-two Americans. Ambas
sador Gerard made some inquiries by
direction of Washington, and the Ger
man note now on its way is under
stood to be the result-
What effect an attempt to Justify
the Orduna case would have on the
situation, already delicate by Ger
many's stand on the Arabic, was the
subject of wide speculation today
among officials, who regarded the at
mosphere as far from favorable. The eUe a statement defining 1
note is being awaited with much anx-
ietv.t I . F
Overnight consideration of the note
on the Arabic indicates a softening of
views among one set of officials, who
are inclined to further negotiations ba88ador Dumba was teceivj
with Germany. While this group for eeneral commit in I
agree that Germany's renlv im Aim. t I
appointing and unsatisfactory, they the Morgen Poet and . the i
urge that the Arabic case has come Zeitung referring editoriali
aown to questions of Indemnity and report- The former sava:
OI tact. I "A lone n rnlv o Mmmi
ine explanations offered by Ger- British sources la at hand.
many ror the sinking of the White reserve our Judgment. She
Ktar liner differ materially from the
statements in the hands of President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing.
There were indications In official countrymen against treaaor
quarters today that the United States
had received more unofficial and in
formal intimations, that, despite the
attacks on the Arabic and the Hes
perian, the German government ac
tually had finally accepted the prin
ciple that unarmed merchantmen
should not be attacked without warn
ing unless they attempted to escape
or resist capture.
The new note the United States will ador onl' dld nls dty wh?
send Berlin probably will be delayed
until the second note from Germany,
now on its way, has been received.
Secretary Lansing expressed the
view that the United States was fac
ing the question of whether it in will
ing to let a court of arbitration de
cide if the submarine commander was
justified in his art. The court, it is
understood would not be expected io
touch the general subject of the legal
ity of submarine warfare
It is Admitted, today, however, that
after sifting the evidence submitted in
the affidavits by passengers and offi
cers of the Arabic, a conclusion had
been reached, but it is not being dis
closed. ...
TO BRING PROSECUTIONS.
Personal Tax Collector Elliott la
ready to bring prosecution of those
who have neglected to pay their tax
and it is understood that he has
placed the names of 200 delinquent
in the hands of Prosecuting Attorney
George W. Klett for immediate action.
BEWif
11
CouDt Says He Hai ,
With Dflmba 1
TAFT APPLAUDS
Discredited Ambassador
turns . to Lenox Mai,:
ment -London, Frenc!
Papers Comment on ?
Washington, Sept. 11.
not responded today to 1
son's request for the 1
ambassador, Dr. Constat
Dumba. American offic
to comment on the eituat
wise had nothing to say t
Bernstorfr declaration
no communication : to Z
Archibald, the American
Dr. Dumba'i documents
Nothing further was
the cases of Capt. Fran:
the German military att
ul General Number of -involved
Jn the incident v,
ed in the request for . Dr
recall.
"Archibald Unsu
New York, . Sept. 11.
Bernstorff, the German .
emphatically denied toda
had used or attempted t
F. J. Archibald, the Am
eenger of Dr. Constant;:.
Austrian ambassador, as
bearer to Berlin.
"In view of the repeat
by several newspapers )
messages to by govern n
Archibald," said .Count
etorff, "I wish to state, tl
gave Mr. Archibald a sin;
anything else. I thought ;
plain in Washington, but I
tion is now needed.
"I did not attempt t
Archibald as a messenger j
cause I did not think it r
certainly' did not prove saf
Leaves for Jjcm
New York; Sept. ll.-j
stantin T. Dumba, Austrt'
ambassador, whose recall 1
quested by President Wj
here today for the aumnV
at Lenox, Mass.
Dr. Dumba was accomcs
secretary. Prince zu Hohl
Dr. Dumba spent several
Count Von Bernstorff, tl
ambassador, last night A
elusion of thia meeting b
diplomats declined to eai
regarding President Wilsr
Early today, however,
Bernstoff issued '. a statem
ing that he had been connc
way with the messages .
James F. J. Archibald, Di
messeger.
Dr. Dumba's secretary.
left, said that the ambasR
quite reconciled to the re
he be recalled and that he
to maintain silence because
sition he occupied. After
reached Lennox, and had hi
fJiink- thft matter nvor thr
added. Dr. Dumba nrnhhh)
Berlin Editorial Corn
Berlin, Sept. 11, via Lo;
P. m. The report that U
States requested the recal.
lea really demand the recel
ambassador only because ll
course of doing his duty-w,
fatherland, it would afford 1
of the attitude, which may
described aa benevolent, Xhi
ca has taken tcwarda us i.
beginning." , I
Was Ambassador "Rr
The Vossischo Zeitung i
'It does not seem to pcH
nounced good will on the v
American government. - Th'
ed the attention of subject!
monarchy employed in muni,
tories working for the allit
criminality of their condu
the laws of their fatherlar,
if, as a result of the annoii
that he was in duty bound t'
Austrian and Hungarian
should have stopped work,
nothing but their good rig
doubly so In free America"
"We learn," the VosbIscIW
adds, "that printed sheets d
the dest ruction of x America il
tions factories have occasion
inserted secretly in German J
pers sent to America. Propa
this sort is as criminal an ij
It cannot be described othf r
as grave misconduct." !
The newspaper adds a 1
agauiBi. n. VUIHIUUHUOn OI VU
It condemns. .
Limits to Forbear aonc
" London, Sept 11, 8:60la,
Timea today in an editorial e
(Continued on Eleventh